Search of flooded area near Ind. casino set after cry heard - Louisville Courier-Journal

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The Indiana State Police dive team plans to search a flooded area near the parking garage at the Horseshoe Casino in Harrison County this morning after a report of a cry for help in the area Sunday night.

Police received a call about 8:15 p.m. Sunday about the cry for help being heard on the casino

property, a Harrison County sheriff's dispatcher said.Several departments responded, including the county sheriff's department and the state police, the dispatcher said.The cry apparently came from the area of Knob Creek, which runs near the parking garage and often floods when the Ohio River is high, the dispatcher said.A search was conducted until about 10 p.m., but conditions were too dangerous for divers to enter the water at night, a state police dispatcher said.The dive team expects to be at the search area about 9 a.m. today, the dispatcher said.Mike Stratton, the casino's vice president of marketing, said casino officials plan to operate as usual today, but they are watching river-level forecasts closely. All roads to the casino were open Sunday night, he said.Reporter Ben Hershberg can be reached at (812) 949-4032.

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